State of Minnesota in Supreme Court C9-99-2021

Source: (2002) Minnesota Department of Corrections.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by following a sentencing circle's recommended sanction that included a stay of adjudication when the state agreed as part of a plea agreement that the case would be sent to a sentencing circle for a recommended disposition. Reversed. Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc. (excerpt)